outlandishness

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The gentle dramas of Kelly Reichardt, the body horror of David Cronenberg and the outlandishness of Tom Green’s “Freddy Got Fingered” all come up as sign posts.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

Tacopina insisted that the outlandishness meant that the assault was a fiction; Carroll argued that the outlandishness is precisely what had made the assault possible.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2023

Chloé Gay Brewer and Casey Long, who perform these roles, are game troupers up for any outlandishness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

But the outlandishness of his outfit diminished in importance once he began to speak.

From New York Times • May 2, 2022

After all, it’s not the outlandishness of its conclusions that makes something a pseudoscience: lucky guesses, serendipity, bizarre hypotheses, and even an initial gullibility all play a role in science as well.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos